Lifeguard jumps from Avalon Pier to save Loggerhead sea turtle

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KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — A Loggerhead sea turtle was rescued near the Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills over the weekend after it was spotted entangled in a mass of netting and a discarded plastic bottle of antifreeze.

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Kill Devil Hills Ocean Rescue Director Director Dave Elder dove off the end of the 700 ft. Avalon Pier and swam about 150 yards south to rescue the turtle.

After the turtle was brought to shore, the debris was cut away and the the turtle was transported to the new Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation (STAR) Center at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island.